The National Union of Chemical Footwear Rubber Leather and
Non-Metallic Products Employees (NUCFRLANMPE) on Saturday said that the
recent border closure by the Federal Government was threatening the jobs
of its members.
Mr Goke Olatunji, NUCFRLANMPE’s President, who fielded questions from
journalists after a council meeting in Lagos, said that chemical
companies could no longer export goods to neighbouring countries.
Recall that the busy Seme and Idiroko borders, which separate the
country and neighbouring Republic of Benin was closed in August.
According to the government, the closure is aimed at checking the
influx of smuggled goods, especially rice, small arms and ammunition, as
well as illegal immigrants, into the country.
Olatunji said that chemical companies were threatening to downsize
their workers as several goods had remained in the warehouses unsold as a
result of the closure.
”Some of the member companies are already lamenting over the poor
sale, because their products cannot be exported to neighbouring
countries,” the union president said.
He urged the government to put in place effective monitoring and
control measures at the border to curb illicit importation and
exportation of outlawed commodities.
Olatunji said that government’s closure of the land borders without
considering locally-produced products meant to be exported to
neighbouring countries should be reviewed.
“Nigeria’s economy cannot be better because of the land border
closure. By closing land borders, some other sectors of the economy are
suffering.
”If the options are weighed, it is for us to open the border while
putting in place efficient and effective monitoring and controlling
measures to curb prohibited commodities,” he said.
The NUCFRLANMPE president said that laying off of more workers would
further impoverish the people, increase insecurity and cause decline of
membership.
He said that for the economy to become better, there was the need to
return to the basics such as mining, agriculture and manufacturing as
these sectors needed serious attention.
“It is high time we adopted strategy instead of exporting our commodities and resources in their raw forms.
“The monolithic nature of the economy for years has paved way for
backwardness; petroleum is not enough. We urgently need diversification
of the economy for better growth and development,” he said.
The union leader further called for improved infrastructure such as
good roads, effective power supply and adequate medical facilities that
would cater for the upsurge in the population.
He advised the government to tackle the rising unemployment to help solve the issue of insecurity in the country. (NAN)
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